Birrificio Italiano Tipopils

Brewed by Birrificio Italiano
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Lurago Marinone (CO), Italy

From bottle at Bruxellensis. Hazy pale golden with a limited head. Intensely grassy hop aroma. Like tasting hay. The ultimate Sauvignon Blanc among beers.

75 cL bottle. Pours slight cloudy orange to yellow with a lacing white head. Aroma is mild spiced and dry grassy to hay-ish. Flavour follows this closely with a unique dry grassy/hay-ish base flavour and with a mild caramel malty sweetness. Delicate fruity accent too and a mild bitterness emerging towards a dry yet light fruity hoppy finish. Nice and tasty pilsner!

My Bottom Line:
Riveting grassy, herbal hops entertain until the very end as balancing hay provides completion and crispness. This may be a Classic German Pilsener, but it certainly seems to be imbued with a touch of Italian flair.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A bobbing head of foam crowns the hazy blond.
-The frothy, soft effervescence admirably propels all flavors.
-It may not be as characterful as some of my favorite Bohemian Pilsener experiences, but it is nonetheless a splendid example of its own style.
-This pils proved to be a tad variable in all pints I had. The first in Rome was very hoppy, almost an extra-hopped version of the style. The second, a couple of days later, proved to be a lot yeastier in the flavor profile. I guess they had gotten towards the end of the keg. The glass at the brewery itself was probably the cleanest and most quintessential example of the style I could imagine. Another pint back in Rome was close to the version at the brewery, but with an added citrusy touch. From 4.4 to 3.8, I have to say all pints were immensely enjoyable.
-The bottle proved to be nearly as pleasant as all tap experience, and reminded me most of the version I had at the brewery.

On tap at the brewery in Lurago Marinone and at Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fà, in Rome, and from the bottle once back home.

My friend Artem bought this for me, other wise I would not have paid the $14 flute price at the Beer Table. It’s difficult to really describe a well made pils, cause in a way they are rather simple but glorious in there simplicity. On the other hand, the flaws become so evident that it becomes easy to make a bad one. Well this on is good because there aren’t any flaws. It pours a thicker shade of golden than one usually sees from a pils. In general its a slightly sweeter and earthy pils with a slightly thicker body. Put all those things together and you got something wonderful and extremely quaffable. Highly recommended if you can find it for a better price.

Wow...an excellent beer with a lot more flavor than a typical euro pils. A bit citrus and a touch of hops. Nice fluffy head as well. I tried this at the Red Coat Tavern in Royal Oak on tap. I really enjoyed it...

Draught @ Beer Table, Brooklyn. Pours a hazy dark yellow, fluffy white head that eventually disappears without lacing. Nose is subdued, a bit spicy, herbal hops peek through. Taste is a bit spicy, subdued biscuity malt with a very faint, musty yeast note, citrusy crisp finish with an herbal hop note that kind of emerges a second or two after the swallow. Really subtle, a lot going on for a pils. Delicious beer, utterly refreshing. Crisp carbonation, slightly creamy, medium body.

I was truly astounded to see this on tap at 2 Amys in Washington DC. A very attractive pour, slightly hazy orange with a fluffy white head. I cannot recall ever having an unfiltered pilsener. The nose is grassy, malty, and sweet. The flavor profile is very similar with an added hoppiness. Mouthfeel is perfect with moderate carbonation and a creamy sensation from the body. An almost perfectly balanced beer, very well refined and complex. Possibly tending away from the "Classic German Pilsener" style for a number of reasons.

Tap at Blind Tiger. Strong, very German hop aroma, crisp, lightly skunky. Dry, clean, crisp lettuce flavor, very refreshing. Solid, though the carbonation is a bit high.